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#CD1836

#cd1836 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1836 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.41% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 73.66% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 350.06°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.139

Complementary

  1. #cd1836
  2. #18cdaf

Split complementary

  1. #cd1836
  2. #18cd55
  3. #1890cd

Analogous

  1. #cd1890
  2. #cd1836
  3. #cd5518

Triadic

  1. #cd1836
  2. #36cd18
  3. #1836cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1836
  2. #cdaf18
  3. #18cdaf
  4. #1836cd

Square

  1. #cd1836
  2. #90cd18
  3. #18cdaf
  4. #5518cd

Monochromatic

  1. #440812
  2. #891024
  3. #cd1836
  4. #ea4863
  5. #f28c9d

Shades

#cd1836 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1836
  2. #b91631
  3. #a4132b
  4. #901126
  5. #7b0e20
  6. #670c1b
  7. #520a16
  8. #3e0710
  9. #29050b
  10. #150205
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1836 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1836
  2. #d22f4a
  3. #d7465e
  4. #dc5d72
  5. #e17486
  6. #e68c9b
  7. #eba3af
  8. #f0bac3
  9. #f5d1d7
  10. #fae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1836 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1836
  2. #c5223d
  3. #be2d45
  4. #b6374c
  5. #ae4254
  6. #a74c5b
  7. #9f5662
  8. #97616a
  9. #8f6b71
  10. #887679
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5358 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575035 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82752f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954136 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55e32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1836 {
  color: #cd1836;
}
Background
.bg-cd1836 {
  background-color: #cd1836;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1836 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1836;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1836;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 24 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1836 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1836, #cd5518);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1836 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 24 54 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.84 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.88 #32e7c9 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1836  rgb(205, 24, 54)  hsl(350, 79%, 45%)  Cardinal
#18cdaf  rgb(24, 205, 175)  hsl(170, 79%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#36cd18  rgb(54, 205, 24)  hsl(110, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1836cd  rgb(24, 54, 205)  hsl(230, 79%, 45%)  Persian Blue